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Maryland public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Maryland public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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MARYLAND · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
201Huntingtown ElementaryHuntingtownCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary26.3%47563.0%
202Stephen Decatur MiddleBerlinWorcester County Public SchoolsMiddle48.9%66562.9%
203Western School of TechnologyBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsHigh31.2%94262.9%
204Buckingham ElementaryBerlinWorcester County Public SchoolsElementary48.5%51862.9%
205Runnymede ElementaryWestminsterCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary34.4%62562.8%
206Chatsworth SchoolReisterstownBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary38.2%30162.8%
207Glade ElementaryWalkersvilleFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary29.2%56162.8%
208Rock Creek Forest ElementaryChevy ChaseMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary33.2%69062.7%
209Lisbon ElementaryWoodbineHoward County Public SchoolsElementary14.4%48062.6%
210Summit Park ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary41.7%52062.5%
211Baltimore Polytechnic InstituteBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsHigh47.8%1,63262.5%
212Candlewood ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary33.2%35862.5%
213Hampstead ElementaryHampsteadCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary26.3%40062.4%
214Northeast ElementaryCumberlandAllegany County Public SchoolsElementary57.7%27262.3%
215Atholton ElementaryColumbiaHoward County Public SchoolsElementary15.9%51662.3%
216Southampton MiddleBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsMiddle22.8%1,19262.2%
217Barstow ElementaryPrince FrederickCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary41.1%63062.1%
218Twin Ridge ElementaryMt AiryFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary20.6%70362.1%
219Spring Garden ElementaryHampsteadCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary32.8%43962.1%
220Westminster ElementaryWestminsterCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary41.5%56462.0%
221Jarrettsville ElementaryJarrettsvilleHarford County Public SchoolsElementary14.1%46762.0%
222Woodlin ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary36.2%60361.9%
223Franklin ElementaryReisterstownBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary40.1%39261.8%
224Garrett Park ElementaryKensingtonMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary24.9%72461.8%
225North Salisbury ElementarySalisburyWicomico County Public SchoolsElementary49.0%52661.6%
226Maryvale ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary49.4%61761.5%
227City Neighbors HamiltonBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary38.4%25061.4%
228Sligo Creek ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary22.5%63261.4%
229Calvert ElementaryRising SunCecil County Public SchoolsElementary38.7%39061.3%
230Thomas Johnson Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary40.4%53261.2%
231Friendship Valley ElementaryWestminsterCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary30.3%51861.2%
232Capitol Heights ElementaryCapitol HeightsPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary60.9%31761.2%
233Piney Orchard ElementaryOdentonAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary27.9%53860.9%
234Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterLaurelPrince George's County Public SchoolsCombined49.1%1,68160.8%
235Snow Hill MiddleSnow HillWorcester County Public SchoolsMiddle54.5%40460.6%
236Lake Shore ElementaryPasadenaAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary25.0%28060.5%
237Cresaptown ElementaryCresaptownAllegany County Public SchoolsElementary57.8%26860.5%
238Waugh Chapel ElementaryOdentonAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary29.9%54960.4%
239Fountaindale ElementaryHagerstownWashington County Public SchoolsElementary56.9%41360.4%
240Kenmore ElementaryElktonCecil County Public SchoolsElementary49.7%29060.3%
241Leonardtown MiddleLeonardtownSt. Mary's County Public SchoolsMiddle26.3%96960.3%
242Lucy V. Barnsley ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary43.0%62160.2%
243Hammond ElementaryLaurelHoward County Public SchoolsElementary18.6%76360.2%
244Chesapeake Science PointHanoverAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsCombined23.4%1,05160.1%
245Riviera Beach ElementaryPasadenaAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary48.9%27060.0%
246Bellows Spring ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary26.3%80660.0%
247Dr. Ronald E. McNair ElementaryGermantownMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary33.6%67359.9%
248Laytonsville ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary34.4%35559.9%
249Takoma Park MiddleSilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle35.1%1,17759.9%
250William Tyler Page ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary42.1%62059.8%
Page 5 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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